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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Say the verse. Read the transliteration aloud, slowly.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each word and its meaning.
  3. 3Read the translation. Ask: what is happening here, and who is it about?
  4. 4Read the purport slowly. Read it twice. Don't rush.
  5. 5See Lord Caitanya as Kṛṣṇa. Remember who is acting in the pastime.
  6. 6Take one thing into your day. Note one point and one practice.
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Madhya-līlā · Chapter 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas
Madhya 25.54Madhya 25.56

Śrī Caitanya Caritamrta · Text Madhya 25.55

পরম কারণ ঈশ্বর কেহ নাহি মানে ।

স্ব-স্ব-মত স্থাপে পরমতের খণ্ডনে ॥ ৫৫ ॥

parama kāraṇa īśvara keha nāhi māne

sva-sva-mata sthāpe para-matera khaṇḍane

Translation

“Of the philosophers mentioned, none really cares for the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes. They are always busy refuting the philosophical theories of others and establishing their own.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seek the Lord, Not Philosophical Victory

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of all causes.

  2. 2

    The philosophers mentioned are criticized for not really caring for Him.

  3. 3

    They remain busy refuting others' philosophical theories and establishing their own.

How it feels

Reconciliation and broad mercy. Opponents turn toward bhakti; the Lord returns to Purī and embraces devotees.

The mood of Madhya 25 as a whole, an editorial reading, not the text itself. See the emotional atlas

Further reading

Madhya 25: How All the Residents of Vārāṇasī Became Vaiṣṇavas

From Śrīla Prabhupāda's chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He was always very happy to hear the glories of the Lord, and it was by his arrangement that all the sannyāsīs of Vārāṇasī became devotees of Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu. He invited all the sannyāsīs to his house to meet Śrī Caitanya Mahāprabhu, and this incident has been described in the seventh chapter of the Ādi-līlā.
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Word for word

Learn the words of the verse.

  1. parama kāraṇathe supreme cause, the cause of all causes
  2. īśvarathe Supreme Lord
  3. keha nāhi mānenone of the above-mentioned philosophers accept
  4. sva-sva-matatheir own personal opinions
  5. sthāpethey establish
  6. para-matera khaṇḍanebusy in refuting the opinions of others
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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When discussing spiritual teachings, do I care more about understanding the Lord or defending my position?

Practice

Before your next spiritual discussion, pause and set aside the wish to prove your own opinion.

Live this todaySeek the Lord, Not Philosophical VictoryThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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